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  "id": "fc-1-xiaolong",
  "name": "FC-1 Xiaolong",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Multirole combat aircraft",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2007,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The PAC JF-17 Thunder, or CAC FC-1 Xiaolong, is a lightweight, single-engine, multi-role combat aircraft developed jointly by the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) and the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) of China. It was designed to replace the A-5C, F-7P/PG, Mirage III, and Mirage V combat aircraft in the Pakistan Air Force.",
  "specs": [
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      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 1,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hardpoints",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "7 (2 × wing-tip, 4 × under-wing, 1 × under-fuselage) with capacity for dual ejector racks on each under-wing hardpoint",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 14.93,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 9.44,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Wingspan"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 4.77,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Wing area",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "24.43 m2",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 6586,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Empty weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "1 × Klimov RD-93MA afterburning turbofan with digital electronic engine control (DEEC)",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thrust / power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "50.4 kN (11,300 lbf) thrust [197] dry, 85.6 kN (19,200 lbf) with afterburner",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_mach",
      "v": 1.6,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Cruise speed",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "1,359 km/h",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 2500,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Combat range",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "1,352 km",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Ferry range",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "3,500 km",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "ceiling_m",
      "v": 16930,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "G limits",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "+8/-3 (limited by flight control system)",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Rate of climb",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "300 m/s",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fire Control Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "KLJ-7 v2 Airborne Pulse Doppler Fire-Control Radar ( Range-150 km for 3m2 RCS aircraft.)",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Radar Warning Receiver",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Northrop Grumman ALR-67 Rader Warning Recever (RWR)",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Airborne Missile Approach Warning System",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "S740 Airborne Missile Approach Warning System (MAWS)",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Tactical Data Link",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Link-17 Tactical Data Link and the MIL-STD-1760 data-bus",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Advanced Targeting Pod Electro-Optical Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Targeting System",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Aselsan ASELPOD Advanced Targeting Pod Electro-Optical Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Targeting System",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "EW countermeasures",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Indra ALQ-500P Electronic Countermeasure (ECM)",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Chaff / flares",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23; PL-5EII; PL-9C; AIM-9L; Mark 82; Mark 83; Mark 84",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23",
      "role": "Autocannon",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Autocannon",
        "Caliber": "23 mm",
        "Rate of fire": "3,400–3,600 rounds/min"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "PL-5EII",
      "role": "Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile",
        "Guidance": "Infrared homing, multi-element, dual band detector",
        "Warhead": "6kg blast-frag, or expanding rod (RF-fuse)",
        "Speed": "Mach 2.5",
        "Length": "2.893m"
      },
      "range_km": 16
    },
    {
      "name": "PL-9C",
      "role": "Infrared-Homing Air-to-Air Missile",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Infrared-Homing Air-to-Air Missile",
        "Guidance": "multi-element infrared",
        "Warhead": "11.8kg blast-frag, or expanding rod (RF-fuse)",
        "Speed": "Mach 2+",
        "Length": "2.9m"
      },
      "range_km": 22
    },
    {
      "name": "AIM-9L",
      "role": "Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile",
        "Guidance": "Infrared homing",
        "Warhead": "WDU-17/B annular blast-frag",
        "Warhead weight": "9.4 kg",
        "Speed": "Mach 2.5+",
        "Length": "3.02 m"
      },
      "range_km": [
        1,
        35
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Mark 82",
      "role": "Unguided General-Purpose Bomb",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Unguided General-Purpose Bomb",
        "Length": "2.22 m"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Mark 83",
      "role": "Unguided General-Purpose Bomb",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Unguided General-Purpose Bomb",
        "Length": "3000 mm"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Mark 84",
      "role": "General-Purpose Bomb",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "General-Purpose Bomb",
        "Length": "3280 mm"
      }
    }
  ],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "fighter",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/fc-1-xiaolong.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-fc-1-xiaolong": {
      "title": "FC-1 Xiaolong Chinese Multirole Combat Aircraft",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/FC-1_Xiaolong_Chinese_Multirole_Combat_Aircraft",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}